DOCTORS and consumer groups have warned that the federal
government's $466 million scheme to introduce electronic health records
this year is likely to be hobbled by low take-up rates, and have called
for basic changes to keep the scheme on track.
In a submission to a Senate inquiry on the legislation for the program,
due for launch in July, the peak patient representative body says the
current requirement for Australians to sign up to the personally
controlled electronic health records (PCEHR) scheme - rather than be
automatically enrolled unless they opt out - means "a large portion of
the general public will not immediately sign up".
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